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I thought that the one-and-done rule only applied to U.S. players? Why would an international player have to attend an American College? Do they currently have to? Players like Brandon Jennings should have to finish high school. Players like Dirk, Peja, etc... that are foreign born and raised, should not have to have US college experience. They can play pro ball when they are like 15 or something can't they?

Nobody likes to hear it but different rules apply to different players. No reason that an international player should have to have a US high school degree, but the US player should. Call me unfair, it is okay.

I don't think you can have different rules for different players. The NBA is not tied to American's, and it is not franchised just in the USA. It's a professional league and does not discriminate against an athlete of race or creed, but it does against age????

Why should an 18 year-old from Mexico, Spain, Russia, Antarctica have different rights than an american?

The NBA is based in the USA, but it is not an USA only sport. The logic of saying an american must have a High School diploma to play in the NBA is a form of unfair working rights. Are you saying an American has to have a High School degree to have an other working rights? Can an American without a HS diploma work at McDonalds? If they can, then they should be allowed to work in the NBA. How about American's playing for the Toronto Raptors, a non-USA based team? If McDonalds is a franchise, then your logic would require only employees with a High School diploma be allowed to work in one of the franchises. Since McDonalds is a US based company, but is franchised throughout the world, then in all other countries, those employees would have to have a HS diploma to????

I understand your point, but this is working rights for pay. If 18 year-olds are allowed to play in the NBA, it should not matter where your home is.